T 0597/96 of 05.03.1998
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1998:T059796.19980305
- Date of decision
- 5 March 1998
- Case number
- T 0597/96
- Online on
- 27 April 1998
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 89907559.2
- IPC class
- A61F 2/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Threaded spinal implant
- Applicant name
- Michelson, Gary Karlin
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.2.02
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973
- Keywords
- Clarity - claim (yes)
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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- Citing cases
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the first instance with the order to grant a patent in the following version:
- claims 1 to 8 filed during the oral proceedings;
- description "Besch. V1" and drawings (Figures 1 to 5) filed with letter of 5 February 1998.